The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) vice president for Africa, Naftal Kambungu said the organization’s just-concluded general assembly held in Windhoek, deliberated on pressing youth issues, including access to education, health care, clean water, and sanitation.
As her reign as Miss Namibia 2024 nears its end, 29-year-old Prisca Anyolo, reflects on her journey into the modelling world and beyond. A business owner, journalist, and passionate advocate for women’s empowerment, the beauty queen narrated how modeling sparked her confidence and how winning Miss Namibia afforded her recognition on a global scale.
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Swapo’s secretary general (SG), Sophia Shaningwa, has rubbished former member Reinhold Shipwikineni’s resignation from the party, as a ploy to destabilise the organization from within.
Out-of-school youth and marginalized groups as well as students at the Namibia Community Skills Development Foundation (COSDEF) and the Welwitchia University are the biggest beneficiaries in a partnership forged between the two institutions recently.
COSDEF and Welwitchia University have committed to offering scholarships and fellowships to deserving students in order to promote equitable access to higher education.
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Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa said he is acquainting him- self with a recent Confidente report on damning findings of at least four forensic audits and investigations at the City of Windhoek, before summoning municipal officials to hand over the documents to him.
ONE of the foremost publications in Namibia holding, if not hold out, to be a guide to Namibian politics is the similarly titled publication by Graham Hopwood, which include what is termed the A-Z of Namibian political personalities.
Given the electric nature of those covered by the book, not to mention the shadiness of some of the would-be personalities, ala the author, it is difficult to discern the meaning of personalities in this regard.
As the rot at the Namibia Training Authority (NTA) is alleged to be systemic, various forms of corrupt activities are said to be manifesting themselves, in various forms, at the education parastatal.
Last year’s general and presidential elections brought the issue of gender equality into sharp focus. It was a call for a woman president. Just any woman. It was cast in those fashionable terms of gender mainstreaming, gender balancing, woman empowerment and gender equality. Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba`s son said his father delivered the first non-Ovambo president and will see the first woman president too. So the debate heated up.
Namibia’s creatives are stepping onto the continental spotlight as two local artists prepare to showcase their work at the RMB Latitudes Art Fair in Johannesburg, South Africa, later this month.
Jo Rogge and Lynette Musikubili will represent Namibia at the prestigious event, with support from RMB Namibia and The Project Room, which is a local arts gallery.
In a significant step towards enhancing customer satisfaction and operational excellence, Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC), trained a total of 47 independent entrepreneurs contracted to install its Spectra services.
The installers have successfully completed a one-week comprehensive training programme focused on connectivity installations, customer service, and professional efficiency.